Steampunk traveller

Tridst is a traveller in the future, he set out to find new land for his tribe in a world in which everything is run on steam but where water is beginning to run out even though it is no longer needed to sustain humans as the human race had a steam powered implant inserted to stop the need for water. Tridst is an expert in engineering but set out on his adventure to find a land away from the built up cities as the home of his tribe is being threatened by rival gangs who need his knowledge on steam engineering.